Underwriter promotes founding employee to general manager

Underwriter promotes founding employee to general manager

DUAL Australia has promoted Leo Abbruzzo to general manager and Elias Karim to national business unit (NBU) manager, effective immediately.

A founding employee, Leo Abbruzzo has taken on various roles throughout his ten years in the business, most recently heading the national business unit.

Abbruzzo will now have management responsibility for the Australian region, with Asia-Pacific CEO Damien Coates continuing to provide strategic support to Abbruzzo and all regional managers.

Former senior underwriter Elias Karim has been promoted to fill Abbruzzo's vacated role as head of the national business unit. Karim is said to have been instrumental in its development over the last year.

Damien Coates, CEO Asia Pacific, said: “Leo has a deep understanding of our business, the needs of our brokers and people, and I am confident his passion will be a great attribute for the Australian business.”